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CA_D 5.1 – Shows the first Digital Class Assignment of Unit 5.
CA_N 7.3 – Shows the third Notebook Class Assignment of Unit 7.
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 INDEX
Unit
Unit Name Assignment No. Page No.
No.

HA_D 1.1 1

HA_N 1.1 1
1 Sources of History
HA_N 1.2 2

HA_N 1.3 3

Evolution of Transportation HA_D 3.1 4

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and Communication HA_N 3.1 4

HA_D 4.1 5

4 Family HA_D 4.2 6

HA_P 4.1 7

6 Environmental Concerns HA_N 6.1 8

 Home Assignment – D 1.1 Grade : 5

Unit 1: Sources of History

Match the column A with column B

Column A Column B
1 The Golden Temple A Jordan
2 Christ Redeemer Statue B Peru
3 Roman Colosseum C Mexico
4 Pyramid at Chichen Itza D India
5 Machu Picchu E Brazil
6 Petra F Italy

Home Assignment – N 1.1 Grade : 5

Unit 1: Sources of History

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Write a paragraph on the image. Research from the website
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanchi (under parental supervision)
Write the paragraph taking clues from the following questions:
1. Identify and name the figure.
2. Where is it located?
3. How old is the stupa?
4. Who built it?
5. What is a stupa?
6. How was the stupa originally constructed?
7. How many gateways do you see around the main stupa?
8. What do the gateways depict?
9. Why is it famous?
10. When was the stupa discovered and by whom?

Home Assignment – N 1.2 Grade : 5

Unit 1: Sources of History

Picture Comprehension
Observe the picture and answer the following questions in your note
book:

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 a) Name the monument shown in the figure.
b) Where is it situated?
c) Which Emperor built it?
d) Why did he build it?
e) Which styles have contributed in the construction of this
monument?
f) What are the four pillars standing around the dome called?
g) Why do they slant outwards?
h) Whose tombs lay in the Taj Mahal?
i) What is inscribed on the walls of the Taj Mahal?

Home Assignment – N 1.3 Grade : 5

Unit 1: Sources of History

Let’s Revise

1. Raj has an assignment the find out about ASI and UNESCO and the work
they do. You can help him by giving information in your notebook about
the full form of ASI and UNESCO.
2. Answer the following:-
a) What are monuments? And what are the various types of
monuments?
b) Why did Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh build Hawa Mahal?
c) How would you as a citizen work towards the preservation of
monuments?

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 Home Assignment – D 3.1 Grade : 5

Unit 3: Evolution in Transportation and Communication

Fill in the blanks:

1. ________ signals were used to communicate and alert people in the

past.
2. Pigeons who were capable of delivering post and returning to their
starting point were called ___________ pigeons.
3. Cher Ami, the pigeon took part in World War ____________.
4. The kind of service provided by pigeons is called _________ post.
5. Smoke signals cannot reach people if they are at _________
distances.

Home Assignment – N 3.1 Grade : 5

Unit 3: Evolution in Transportation and Communication

Answer the following questions in your notebook:

1. Sketch out the rise of Sundar Pichai to the CEO of Google.

2. What quality helped Sundar Pichai to reach great heights?

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Home Assignment – D 4.1 Grade : 5

Unit 4: Family

Identify the types of family and fill in the answer table given below:

Types of Family
(A) Nuclear Family (B) Joint Family (C) Single Family
System System

Images showing various types of Family

(1) (2) (3)

(4) (5) (6)

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Answer Table:
Types of Family
(A) Nuclear (B) Joint Family (C) Single Family
Family System System

Home Assignment HA – D 4.2 Grade : 5

Unit 4: Family

Match the following:

People may leave their

native place and relocate 1
A
to different towns and
cities for pursuing

People move from rural to

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B urban areas mostly in
search of

It is common for people

C 3
who serve in the army

Events of nature that may

D 4
lead to shift in habitation

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 Political problems leading to
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shifts in habitation

Answers:

A B C D E

Home Assignment – P 4.1 Grade: 5

Unit 4: Family

Complete the following crossword puzzle with the help of the clues
given below:

Down Across

2. Shelter made of thick 1. The surrounding where people meet,

blocks of ice. interact and communicate.
3. Shift in place of 4. Inhabitants of the Sahara Desert.
residence. 5. A group of people who share
something in common.

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 Home Assignment – N 6.1 Grade: 5

Unit 6: Environmental Concerns

Answer the following questions in your notebook:

1. What are ‘hunger’ and ‘famine’?

2. Why are hunger and famine considered as serious problems?

3. Write short notes on the Great Famine of Ireland.